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- November 2008
- Case
The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost
By: John D. Macomber
The case is intended for use with the HBS Educational Technology Group "Construction Bidding Simulation." Material that can be taught includes quantity survey methodology (from the case); analyzing preliminary estimated costs per building trade (from the discussion... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Construction; Cost; Contracts; Bids and Bidding; Real Estate Industry
Macomber, John D. "The StarNight Hotel Construction Bid: Real Time Competition on Schedule, Scope, and Cost." Harvard Business School Case 209-067, November 2008.
- September 2023
- Article
The Health Costs of Dirty Energy: Evidence from the Capacity Market in Colombia
By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo and Nicholas Torres
The health effects of “dirty” (fossil fuel driven) energy production are difficult to measure accurately due to the endogeneity of fuel choice. We exploit an electricity policy in Colombia that generates a price-based trigger for the use of thermal energy sources.... View Details
Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Theresa Molina, Anant Nyshadham, Jorge Tamayo, and Nicholas Torres. "The Health Costs of Dirty Energy: Evidence from the Capacity Market in Colombia." Art. 103116. Journal of Development Economics 164 (September 2023).
- November 1995
- Background Note
Depreciation, Price Level Adjustments, and the Cost of Capital: Technical Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Depreciation, Price Level Adjustments, and the Cost of Capital: Technical Note." Harvard Business School Background Note 196-111, November 1995.
- Article
Contribution Margin Analysis: No Longer Relevant/Strategic Cost Management: The New Paradigm
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Contribution Margin Analysis: No Longer Relevant/Strategic Cost Management: The New Paradigm." Journal of Management Accounting Research 2 (Fall 1990): 2–15.
- Article
Configuring a Supply Chain to Reduce the Cost of Demand Uncertainty
By: A. Raman, M. Fisher, J. Hammond and W. Obermeyer
Raman, A., M. Fisher, J. Hammond, and W. Obermeyer. "Configuring a Supply Chain to Reduce the Cost of Demand Uncertainty." Production and Operations Management 6, no. 3 (Fall 1997): 211–225.
- November 2006
- Article
The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups
By: E. Caruso, N. Epley and M. H. Bazerman
Caruso, E., N. Epley, and M. H. Bazerman. "The Costs and Benefits of Undoing Egocentric Responsibility Assessments in Groups." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 91, no. 5 (November 2006): 857–871.
- 05 May 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
The Real Cost of Ignoring Mental Health in the Workplace
Keywords: Re: John A. Quelch
- January 2022 (Revised November 2023)
- Supplement
Uber in China (C): The Cost of Success for Didi
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
On June 30, 2021, ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing (Didi) raised $4.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest IPO of a Chinese company listed on an American exchange since Alibaba raised $25 billion in 2014.... View Details
Keywords: Uber; Didi Chuxing; Start-up Growth; Regulation; Ride-sharing; Transportation; Business Startups; Business and Government Relations; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Growth and Development; Policy; Competition; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Uber in China (C): The Cost of Success for Didi." Harvard Business School Supplement 322-068, January 2022. (Revised November 2023.)
- March 2004 (Revised August 2007)
- Supplement
Globalizing the Cost of Capital and Capital Budgeting at AES
By: Mihir A. Desai
Spreadsheet to (9-204-109). Download only. View Details
- August 2004
- Article
The Costs of Shared Ownership: Evidence From International Joint Ventures
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "The Costs of Shared Ownership: Evidence From International Joint Ventures." Journal of Financial Economics 73, no. 2 (August 2004): 323–374.
- December 2023
- Supplement
Accounting for Loan Losses at JPMorgan Chase: Predicting Credit Costs
By: Jonas Heese and Jung Koo Kang
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Disclosure and the Cost of Capital: Evidence of Information Complementarities
By: Ian D. Gow, Daniel Taylor and Robert E. Verrecchia
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Revisiting Coase's Federal Communications Commission: The Costs of Problematic History
By: David Moss and Michael Fein
- Summer 2021
- Article
The Cost and Evolution of Quality at Cipla Ltd, 1935–2016
By: Muhammad H. Zaman and Tarun Khanna
This article examines the evolution of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Cipla towards producing drugs that met the quality standards of European and U.S. regulators. It employs new research in Cipla’s corporate archives, the Creating Emerging Markets database, and... View Details
Keywords: Cipla; Pharmaceuticals; Drug Quality; Generics; Quality; Standards; Information Technology; Cost; Organizational Culture; Business History; Pharmaceutical Industry; India
Zaman, Muhammad H., and Tarun Khanna. "The Cost and Evolution of Quality at Cipla Ltd, 1935–2016." Business History Review 95, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 249–274.
- April 2016 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners In Health in Haiti
By: Robert S. Kaplan, Bipin Mistry and Karla Bertrand
The case describes the application of Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC) at a new tertiary hospital, operated by Partners in Health in Mirebelais, Haiti. A project team mapped the clinical processes for use in estimating the direct costs of personnel,... View Details
Keywords: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing; Activity Based Costing and Management; Cost Accounting; Developing Countries and Economies; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Haiti
Kaplan, Robert S., Bipin Mistry, and Karla Bertrand. "Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Partners In Health in Haiti." Harvard Business School Case 116-041, April 2016. (Revised May 2016.)
- October 2023
- Teaching Note
Accounting for Loan Losses at JPMorgan Chase: Predicting Credit Costs
By: Jonas Heese and Jung Koo Kang
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 123-042. View Details
- August 1996
- Case
Appliance Company: Accounting for Bad Debt and Warranty Service Costs
By: David F. Hawkins
Keywords: Accounting
Hawkins, David F. "Appliance Company: Accounting for Bad Debt and Warranty Service Costs." Harvard Business School Case 197-005, August 1996.
- June 2014
- Article
Using TDABC to Deliver Better Patient Outcomes at Lower Cost
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Kaplan, Robert S. "Using TDABC to Deliver Better Patient Outcomes at Lower Cost." hfm (Healthcare Financial Management) 68, no. 6 (June 2014). (Web Extra.)
- 2013
- Other Unpublished Work
Infrastructure for Ore: Benefits and Costs of a Not-So-Original Idea
By: Louis T. Wells
Wells, Louis T. "Infrastructure for Ore: Benefits and Costs of a Not-So-Original Idea." Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 96, June 2013.
- 2017
- Working Paper
Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage
By: David F. Drake
Emissions regulation is a policy mechanism intended to address the threat of climate change. However, the stringency of emissions regulation varies across regions, raising concerns over carbon leakage—an outcome where stringent regulation in one region shifts... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Competition; Pollutants; Taxation; Environmental Sustainability; Globalized Markets and Industries
Drake, David F. "Carbon Tariffs: Effects in Settings with Technology Choice and Foreign Production Cost Advantage." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-021, August 2012. (Revised August 2017. Forthcoming at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management.)